Are Exclusive LEGO minifigures GOOD? (Lego Star Wars Captain Rex Drama)

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This is my new style of video going forward I am now a Lego channel and all videos will be about Legos and Lego Star Wars and Lego Ninjago Masters of Spinjitzu. Also, did you guys see they added Legos to Fortnite. Isn't that crazy I can't wait to get some victory royales in Lego Fortnite. Anyways this video is about the recent drama surrounding the Lego Venator Ultimate Collector Series or Lego UCS Lego set or Lego Model. Mainly about how it includes the minifigure of Lego Captain Rex. Many people are very mad because he is going to come in a much cheaper Lego Star Wars Microfighter set. In this video, I talk about the drama and whether or not I think it is a good thing.
Please watch my other Lego Videos like my History of the Biggest Lego Sets or my videos about Lego Ninjago
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[@shotgunuser9560]

Exclusive minifigs are not healthy for the avetage consumer

[@thegreenbacon514]

Depends

[@Darth_Jah]

@@thegreenbacon514no

[@thegreenbacon514]

@@Darth_Jah I don’t rlly see a problem with it if the same character is out in a cheaper set, just not the same version.

[@BrickManUk]

@@thegreenbacon514not a big deal

[@thegreenbacon514]

@@BrickManUk it’s not, just preferably it’d be a different version.

[@doge8606]

I saw a comment on another video "Lego star wars fans don't want nice things, they want other people to not have nice things"

[@Sambysaurus]

Rex should never have been in the Venator set in the first place. I'm happy those who didn't buy that set now have an easy way to get get him.

[@JPOG7TV]

Exclusive figs should be for niche characters only diehard fans care about. Normal people just the ability to get a popular character without spending so much. Like I wanted a new Rex and I don’t care about yulareen at all.

[@American_Imperialisst]

The best take I've seen on this. Took the words right out of my mouth. Everyone knows captain rex and commander Cody. Let the kids get a figure they like. This only hurts Scalpers and delusional collectors which I see no problem with

[@HondaOhnaka]

Decent take but why not yularen?? Bro is in every clone wars episode

[@williamcooper8599]

Yeah exactly

[@kirillslavitonov9486]

Imagine being upset your 2 dollars worth of plastic is devalued to its close to manufacture value.

[@Trabunkle]

5374 pieces for $650 dollars! That's 12 cents a piece! The greedy resellers were selling the Rex figure for S250 to S300 dollars! They fell in their own trap! They always do! Lego listens to the Fans, the Fans wanted a Rex figure and they got a Rex figure! The Greedy resellers didn't get the message! They still don't get the message and they will probably never get it! Greedy Resellers are not Lego's Main Focus!

[@henryliu5566]

They going for like 10 to 15 dollars now'

[@webzentertainment]

People act like they’re spending 600 bucks for the figure rather than the set as a whole which is dumb. They’re only mad they can’t upsell the thing

[@oriongear2499]

I can understand believing that Collectors Sets like the UCS Venator are top tier, but the Mini-Figure(s) included in the sets aren’t.

[@thegreenbacon514]

I think lego should have just done what they did with the razor crest set. Release a cheaper version, before we got the UCS version, like have a play scale Venator with a lightly different rex, then later on release the UCS one. I mean, not many people complained on either side about the exclusive mando fig. Feel like that would have been a better option, but whatever, it’s not that important anyway

[@AisuAsai]

As a venator owner, this is the best thing they could've done, I love the rex figure, I think it's great, and I'm happy everyone can get it now! Also, they did say it was exclusive in the instructions, and it was, now that it isnt, that doesn't make the statement in the instructions untrue, since at the time it was exclusive

[@Agent_Ice]

I definitely will stand that these figures are first and foremost toys, and they should be somewhat accessible to everyone. If some 8 year old watching Clone Wars wants Captain Rex, he shouldn't be locked behind a $650 price tag. That being said...Lego should not have said these minifigs would be exclusive in the first place if they had plans to release him again at a later date. I used to own 3 of Phase 1 Captain Rex, but my little cousin wanted Legos. So he got some Legos from me. Including those.

[@nicholashunt4472]

I’m with you man. While I already own the 2013 Captain Rex, I’m happy for those who don’t that they now can get him for $13. Even for me, it will be a day 1 purchase if possible.

[@Lj_Redd]

resellers mad

[@JDRider02]

weirdest thing about this discussion to me is realizing a majority of LEGO Star Wars characters are actually exclusive to like 1 or 2 sets (unless they're main characters or troop builders, and then even accentuated if you consider multiple designs of a character each unique)

[@parmodmehta]

The question at the end of the video is what I was questioning too 😆

[@williamcooper8599]

I think a few exclusive figures are fine but not when it’s a fan favourite character and the only way to get him is to buy a $700 set

[@noah_of_babylon]

Having just recently acquired the Microfighter, I am very glad that it exists bc college does not allow the purchase of the Venator.

[@MacForShort_22]

Bro asked the real question at the end 😮

[@armandwintjens8567]

My messege to lego :TRAITOR you said he whas exclusive But i dont have a rex yet 😮😮😮

[@SilxntGFX]

im 100% fine with cheaper sets having cool figures like captain rex, i just think there is so much they could have done to distinguish the UCS rex and microfighter rex apart while still having that cool factor, such as removing the unique face printing from the microfighter version (most kids who want the microfighter want to play with the helmet on) or by giving the UCS rex a proper waist cape and keeping the printed one for the microfighter. thats just my take though, im still picking up the microfighter and the UCS venator (eventually for the venator, day one for the microfighter)

[@LicheyLost]

If cloth waistcapes were an option both should have them, although printing is a good argument since we could have a modern pre Order 66 Rex(which i would prefer over the bandaged one)

[@HuigbertsGamed]

I think the most important thing about collecting is actually being able to collect it, so I see this as an absolute win

[@spongebobsquarepant5543]

AMAZING VIDEO!!!!!

[@Redeemedfatherof2]

Weren't these Rex figures being flooded onto the market because of the Mexico factory without the pauldron? Saw so many people mad and acting like the Venator was a GWP with the Rex minifigure.

[@LeeGosniper]

haha stuff them I say. i will pick up the Rex fig for dirt cheap now. I nearly paid $150 for one and the guy pulled out of the sale.

[@Pinnaclebeacon634]

I mean if they changed the printing or did something a little bit different to the cheap figure it would be understandable but putting the exact same figure is kinda a slap to the face tbh.

[@Commander-Milk]

Its kinda good for rex to come is a micro fighter maybe because i don't have to pay 600.00 fucking dollars. 💀

[@BrickManUk]

Lol idc I just want my own Rex 😊

[@MacForShort_22]

Same here :)

[@Betterthanyoustudios]

It's good for my lego collection I'll say that

[@LicheyLost]

No matter what ANYONE says, Lego exclusive minifigures comming in cheaper sets is always a *good* thing, because not everyone can spend that kind of money and popular characters should be in cheap sets. Hell even the more obscure ones shouldn't be that expensive, the most expensive set an exclusive minifigure should be in is 150USD and thats even a little too high. Lego minifigures are for everyone, not just wealthy collectors. And if you're mad Rex isn't exclusive anymore, you are ignoring the HUGE DISPLAY PIECE you bought, and clearly don't value the SETS part of Lego. Or you're a scalper mad about the prices dropping "isn't scalping because its still available" isnt an excuse.

[@eqlitz]

My opinion is characters that are very popular like rex and other clones shouldn't be in a set more than 160 USD

[@BaguetteDeMal]

Exclusive figures are not good for collectors especially ones who don’t have a lot of money to pour into Lego but they are good for scalpers and resellers who are the main ones complaining. Also remember that scalpers and resellers are the minority aswell so why should Lego cater to them

[@ottomatix3397]

If the microfighter released first , the Venator wouldn't have sold as many units. No one bought it for the ship. Lego, did yall durty.

[@andrzejszpak688]

Yup, exactly what I thought. They released them as exclusives to sucker in the speculators and the die hards, and then release the microfighter to the masses once the demand dies down.

[@aidanquiett668]

Its a massive UCS set that people have wanted for years, why is that your assumption here?

[@ottomatix3397]

@aidanquiett668 primarily the minifig debacle, but no pertinent functionality to the set, other than veing slightly oversized shelf queen. The hanger should have opened, with maybe a clutch of mini fighters and transports. IMO as a UCS set, they dropped the ball... ✨️🖖✨️

[@zz1426]

I hope the UCS venator prices drop significantly because of it. I'd love to get one but's it's just expensive cuz of unknown reasons.

[@zz1426]

I also don't see the reason to not have a popular minifig be available for all people to buy, not everyone can or even those who can want to buy a Lego set for multiple hundreds for a minifig.

[@austinanderson9167]

It’s a kids toy

[@lucasallaria7351]

You’re silly

[@ganymedehedgehog371]

That’s clearly not their business model anymore. They’re clearly focusing on the well off adult fans and have been for the past few years.

[@MagicalBread]

This set is 18+ and is more of a display piece than a toy.

[@LeRossSawin-Porter-tt6hr]

If you buy a $650 set for ONE minifigure, then you are dumb. That is a $650 set, the set is more important the figure.

[@user-uq7tz2hw7c]

LEGO's mistake isn't that they "lied", it's that they for some reason they thought declaring that the figures are exclusive is a good idea in the first place. Other than rich adults flexing on their friends who dreamt about getting a Rex for years, what purpose does the exclusivity serve?

[@andrzejszpak688]

Im sure theres a couple suckers out there that bought the 600$ set because of the exclusives figures. That’s the purpose of the exclusivity, to sprinkle something on top to get people to dish out 600$.

[@tjmonkey5795]

​@@andrzejszpak688those people are dumb

[@WarpigA23]

Why did ANYONE think that Rex would always be exclusive to the Venator? They have serious reading comprehension problems.

[@mishaplay1946]

in star wars community you dont say five hundred and first, you say fival first

[@jacobluke1171]

Five - o - first*

[@jaywilliams1289]

For those that are saying that Lego is a " kid's toy" that is not entirely true any more. There a tons and tons of adults that collect Lego who don't even have kids. The bottom line is, Lego should not have said that Rex was exclusive to the Venator and then released him in a $13 a short time later. Also, Lego could have made a very similar version of Rex and put that in the microfighter instead of the exact version.

[@RogFrog397]

whatever, it's just a toy. Get over it

[@user-uq7tz2hw7c]

idk man, the box for the microfighter says 6+

[@jaywilliams1289]

@@RogFrog397 If it is just a toy, then why lie about Rex being exclusive in a $650 set?? I can tell you are not a true Lego collector. Now, put your mommies keyboard down and go to bed like a good little boy!

[@RogFrog397]

@@jaywilliams1289 They literally said that rex minifigure is exclusive (which means now, at this particular time). They never said that it is and will be exclusive. And that's diffrence